eBay Inc. operates commerce platforms connecting various buyers and sellers worldwide. The company's Marketplace platforms include its online marketplace at ebay.com and the eBay suite of mobile apps; and StubHub platforms comprise its online ticket platform at stubhub.com, and the StubHub mobile apps that connect fans with their favorite sporting events, shows, and artists, as well as enables them to buy and sell tickets. Its Classifieds platforms include a collection of brands, such as mobile.de, Kijiji, Gumtree, Marktplaats, eBay Kleinanzeigen, and others, which offer online classifieds to enable people find whatever they are looking for in their local communities. The company's platforms enable users to list, buy, sell, and pay for items through various online, mobile, and offline channels that include retailers, distributors, liquidators, import and export companies, auctioneers, catalog and mail-order companies, classifieds, directories, search engines, commerce participants, shopping channels, and networks. eBay Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Frequently Asked Questions

What is eBay's stock symbol?

eBay trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EBAY."

How often does eBay pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for eBay?

eBay declared a Not Available dividend on Tuesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 1st will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Wednesday, March 20th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 28th. View eBay's Dividend History.

How will eBay's stock buyback program work?

eBay announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, February 1st 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $6,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

How were eBay's earnings last quarter?

eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 29th. The e-commerce company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.03. The e-commerce company had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.86 billion. eBay had a net margin of 23.54% and a return on equity of 27.40%. View eBay's Earnings History.

When is eBay's next earnings date?

What guidance has eBay issued on next quarter's earnings?

eBay updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 29th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.62-2.68 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.57. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.7-10.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.20 billion.eBay also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $2.62-2.68 EPS.

What price target have analysts set for EBAY?

30 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for eBay's shares. Their predictions range from $30.00 to $56.00. On average, they anticipate eBay's share price to reach $39.1333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for eBay.

What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for eBay?

30 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for eBay in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 16 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for eBay.

What are Wall Street analysts saying about eBay stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about eBay stock:

1. Guggenheim analysts commented, "We remain NEUTRAL and could look to potentially become more constructive with our views if signs of GMV growth acceleration materialize. In 3Q, U.S. Marketplace GMV growth slowed +2%, below our expectation for +MSD-HSD% growth. PayPal’s 3Q18 report on 10/18 suggested eBay’s growth decelerated QoQ (Exhibit 3), and eBay’s result today confirmed this decelerating trajectory. In terms of new product-based experiences on the site, new users continue to respond well (improved conversion), but conversion gains have not materialized among existing eBay users. This has limited the company’s ability to scale new experiences. Increased marketing in 3Q also had a mixed impact, and coupled with the negative impact of a strong USD on the U.S. export business, growth decelerated." (10/30/2018)

2. Aegis analysts commented, "We reduced our 3Q18 revenue and EPS estimates and our price target following comments from PayPal (PYPL-$84.78:NR) that eBay’s growth had slowed. More specifically, PayPal noted that its on-Bay TPV has slowed to 3% in 2Q18. PayPal’s on-eBay reported growth rate has closely tracked eBay’s actual reported GMV growth rate for several quarters. For instance, the ex-FX reported Marketplace GMV growth in 2Q18 was 7% vs the 6% from PayPal we noted above. PayPal also cited negative seller feedback (reduced sales) for those who switched to intermediated payments, which began on September 25th. While we have not spoken to eBay, given the tight historical correlation, we reduced our Domestic GMV growth estimate to 5% and reduced our FX neutral International GMV growth to 6% YoY from 7% YoY." (10/23/2018)

3. SunTrust Banks, Inc. analysts commented, "We maintain our Hold rating. How much does PayPal see on eBay? We believe PayPal intermediates the vast majority of payments on eBay (>80% of Marketplace GMV, by our estimate). While eBay is slowly intermediating payments themselves, the company 1) did not announce that they began intermediating payments on its Marketplace platform in the U.S. until 9/25 (i.e. very end of 3Q) and 2) eBay can only intermediate up to 5% of GMV until June of 2019. Additionally, previous earning reports show PayPal can be a good read through to eBay. PayPal reported 6% Y/Y FXN growth for 1Q and 2Q volumes on eBay vs. eBay’s actual report of 7% and ~6% (excluding Giosis) Y/Y FXN Marketplace GMV growth for 1Q and 2Q, respectively. What does this mean for consensus estimates? We believe estimates will need to come down for 2H18/2019." (10/19/2018)

4. Benchmark Co. analysts commented, "We expect Forrester to report Q3/18 total revenue of $83.5 million, which is 1% less than the FactSet consensus of $84.7 million. Our forecast represents year‐over‐year growth of 4% and a sequential decline of 13%. Revenue tends to be seasonally weak in the third quarter due to the impact of vacations. While we expect Research Services (RS) revenue, 64% of trailing twelve months’ (TTM) revenue, to grow 3% YOY, we expect Advisory/Event Services (AES) revenue, 36% of TTM revenue, to grow 5%." (10/16/2018)

5. Stifel Nicolaus analysts commented, "We believe the eBay / Square partnership will benefit both companies as the collaboration will enhance the financing process for eBay’s sellers as well as help Square expand its reach in non-Square merchant lending." (7/19/2018)

Has eBay been receiving favorable news coverage?

News articles about EBAY stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. eBay earned a news sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the e-commerce company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

How do I buy shares of eBay?

Shares of EBAY can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is eBay's stock price today?

One share of EBAY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.20.

How big of a company is eBay?

eBay has a market capitalization of $34.03 billion and generates $10.75 billion in revenue each year. The e-commerce company earns $2.53 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.32 on an earnings per share basis. eBay employs 14,000 workers across the globe.

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